Lyman 358429 in 38 spe6

johnnyjr

johnnyjr

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Made a few bullets up average 170 gr. I want to try this bullet in my s&w 686 with 6inch barrel. The 357 hurts my old crippled hands. So I'm wanting to use 38s. Where I hunt there is seldom a shot over 50 yards if that far. What I would like to know is what muzzle velocity,I should try for. Thanks for any advice. This is a plain base bullet. Johnny
 
Ben

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In the 38 Special , try 5.0 Unique with the 429' , it should do the job if you can place the bullet. Some manuals list this as a +P load. In your 6" barrel, that should give you about 925 fps.
 
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Ben

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Sounds pretty low to me. But what do I know?

The recoil you can tolerate will dictate the limit of velocity for the bullet.
" For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction ".
 
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358156 hp

358156 hp

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Ben and Bretts advice is sound. What bullets and powders do you have available? You could also get a bit higher velocities and lower recoil with a lighter bullet such as 358477.
 
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With a heavy-for-caliber Keith bullet you do not need high velocity. #358429 at 900 fps in the .38 Special at 1.55" OAL fired from a 6-inch barrel will penetrate 40 inches of water jugs with 5 grains of Unique, 6 grains of Herco, 10 grains of #2400 or 12 grains of 4227
 
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johnnyjr

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358156 hp said:
Ben and Bretts advice is sound. What bullets and powders do you have available? You could also get a bit higher velocities and lower recoil with a lighter bullet such as 358477.
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I have the 358156. But I would like to try the heavy bullets. I have 4227, unique,2400,blue dot. I like the 158 gr with gas checks in the 357 in revolver and my rossi. The heavy just intrigues me. Lol. No gas checks to mess with..
 
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